5-24-21 VERMONT: We had an abrupt transition from 85° to 55° over a few hours yesterday. There was a brief shower with the change, but enough to barely get the ground wet and nothing in the rain gauge. We need rain. I watered today.
The established perennials are OK so far. They have deep roots and the ground is still damp below the surface. Anything new is at risk of desiccation. There are plenty of spots to fill, as there are every spring, but I won’t do them until we are here for the summer in June.
There is only one baby robin in the nest, and it looks like a naked embryo, but is alive and getting mom’s attention. We still don’t use the front doors.
New blooms: yellow lady’s slipper, Japanese primrose, columbine, creeping veronica, ajuga.
Here he is, Indigo Bunting, who returns to this feeder every year on his migration. He used to summer here, but now only makes a cameo appearance.
Ruby-throated hummingbird, Vermont's only one, working Virginia blue bells. They are draining their feeders.
Judy saw the ducks crossing the road on her way to the store, and yes, she made way for the ducklings. They are appartently a mix of domestic and wild birds.
About four days after hatching. Mom is out on a lunch break.
Columbine grows best right next to the house. They like an alkaline media, and the concrete foundation gives the adjacent soil a basic pH.
Yellow Lady's Slipper opens before the pink ones.
Japanese primrose like a wet, pond-side location.
The apple trees and Maizie are enjoying their reflections.
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